Chapter Twenty-Eight
Jay descended the spiral staircase into the cathedral, following Birute, Nojus and Sol along a brick tunnel layered with ultraviolet graffiti. The words weren’t in English and had those weird bits hanging on the tops and bottoms of the characters, like sharp hooks.
The tunnel hummed with low frequencies from distant music. At the end, a steel door squeaked open and classical music poured out. A pair of security guys wearing numbered lanyards over white suits and crimson ties ushered them forward. Birute and Nojus stepped between the men, who gave them a passing glance before focusing on Sol and Jay.
Birute turned to Jay. ‘My apologies, it is just one check.’
Sol was first. She held out her hand, and one of the security guys produced a pen-shaped device that Jay rec
